Far from the east coastline and to the southeast of vast extension of the Eurasian continent, the inland Taiyuan city belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate region. Features of Taiyuan's climate: long, dry and cold winters; humid, hot and rainy summers; radical temperature changes in the flittering windy springs and autumns; distinct rainy and dry seasons. Taiyuan's spring has rapidly rising temperatures, adequate sunshine, little precipitation, intense evaporation, frequent visits of strong winds which accounting for 40% to 60% of the year. Summer is featured by high temperatures, humidity, concentrated precipitation (particularly in July and August, with 60 percent precipitation of the year). In autumn the temperatures drop rapidly though the sky s mostly sunny. In winter it is cold and dry, mostly windy and sunny. January is the coolest and driest month, whose precipitation accounts for only 3 percent of the yearly total.

Pressure

monthly mean atmospheric pressure

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Pressure(hPa)

9338

9319

9292

9251

9227

9194

9183

9217

9274

9316

9339

9347

Pressure (hPa)

9338

9319

9292

9251

9227

9194

9183

9217

9274

9316

9339

9347

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.1 monthly mean pressure

Temperature

monthly mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Temp(oF)

22.1

28.4

39.5

53.9

64.5

71.2

74.1

71.4

61.7

50.1

36.5

25.3

Temp(oC)

-5.5

-2

4.2

12.2

18.1

21.8

23.4

21.9

16.5

10.1

2.5

-3.7

Temperature (oC|oF)

-5.5 oC 22.1 oF

-2 oC 28.4 oF

4.2 oC 39.5 oF

12.2 oC 53.9 oF

18.1 oC 64.5 oF

21.8 oC 71.2 oF

23.4 oC 74.1 oF

21.9 oC 71.4 oF

16.5 oC 61.7 oF

10.1 oC 50.1 oF

2.5 oC 36.5 oF

-3.7 oC 25.3 oF

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.2 monthly mean temperature

monthly extreme mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

11.1

17.6

28.4

40.6

50.9

59.1

64.7

62.4

51.4

39.2

27.1

15.4

Min Temp (oC)

-11.6

-8

-2

4.8

10.5

15.1

18.2

16.9

10.8

4

-2.7

-9.2

Max Temp (oF)

35.2

41.7

52.7

67.6

77.9

83.4

84.7

82.4

74.6

64

49.1

37.5

Max Temp(oC)

1.8

5.4

11.5

19.8

25.5

28.6

29.3

28

23.7

17.8

9.5

3.1

monthly extreme daily temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

-8.9

-3.7

3.9

18.3

31.1

41.9

50.9

47.3

28.4

19.5

-5.3

-6.4

Min Temp (oC)

-22.7

-19.8

-15.6

-7.6

-.5

5.5

10.5

8.5

-2

-6.9

-20.7

-21.3

Max Temp (oF)

57.7

67.2

78.8

94.1

97.7

99.3

97.8

95.9

94.8

83.3

73.7

60.8

Max Temp (oC)

14.3

19.6

26

34.5

36.5

37.4

36.6

35.5

34.9

28.5

23.2

16

Humidity

monthly mean hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity (%)

50

47

50

47

50

61

73

77

74

67

62

56

Hunidity (%)

50

47

50

47

50

61

73

77

74

67

62

56

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.3 monthly mean hunidity

monthly minimum daily hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity(%)

0

2

1

0

4

7

14

14

10

7

5

5

Precipitation

monthly mean precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

3.2

5.2

13.4

19.9

33.3

55.9

102.1

107

51.6

25.6

10.7

3.2

Days (Precipitation<0.1mm)

1.9

2.9

4.4

4.3

5.7

9.3

12.4

11.2

8.1

5.4

3.3

1.4

Days (Precipitation<10mm)

.1

0

.4

.7

1

1.5

3.6

3.4

1.7

.7

.3

.1

Days (Precipitation<25mm)

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.9

1.3

.4

.1

0

0

Days (Precipitation<50mm)

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

Precipitation (mm)

3.2

5.2

13.4

19.9

33.3

55.9

102.1

107

51.6

25.6

10.7

3.2

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.4 monthly mean precipitation

monthly maximum daily precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

10.8

9.8

42

32.2

60.7

68.5

92.6

75.5

71.3

50.3

19.4

11.9

Wind

monthly mean wind speed

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed(m/s)

2

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.8

Wind Speed (m/s)

2

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.8

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean wind speed

monthly maximum daily
wind speed and direction

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed (m/s)

16

17.3

16

19

22

15

15

13.7

13.5

16

16

16.5

Sunshine

monthly mean sunshine duration

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Duration (hour)

173.4

174

202.3

229.8

265.1

250.9

228.6

223.8

209.6

206.9

174.6

162.6

Duration (hour)

173.4

174

202.3

229.8

265.1

250.9

228.6

223.8

209.6

206.9

174.6

162.6

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean sunshine duration

monthly sunshine percentage

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Percentage (%)

57

58

55

59

61

57

51

53

56

60

57

55

Remarks:
Weather forecast is provided by China Meteorological Administration.
Climate information is based on monthly averages for 30-year period of 1971-2000.
Precipitation includes both rain and snow.